New .300 Win Mag

[Badboymelvin]

Hey,

Just thought I'd post a pic of my latest .300 Win Mag
It's a Sauer S100 and I think it may just be the nicest factory rifle that I have ever purchased.
That's how highly I think of it...

What's funny is I had my heart all set on buying a Browning Hell's Canyon in .300WM, but as soon as I saw the Sauer in the rack it just caught my eye.
What's equally as funny is that this kind of styling doesn't usually appeal to me, but I don't know if it was the grain in the wood - or the price tag, something about this rifle just grabbed me.
Once I shouldered it the deal was done! It fit like a glove and the weight and balance felt just right.
I topped it off with a Zerotech 4.5-18x40 scope and I just love everything about this combo.

People who know me know that I usually don't like detachable magazines - especially polymer ones , but the detachable magazine on this rifle is sturdy and locks up tight. It's not easy to accidently drop the mag while in the field and it can still be top fed, which is how I load it, so I can live with this feature.

The trigger is simply superb. Very light with no creep... best factory trigger I've ever encountered.

Barrel is 24", I possibly maybe would've preferred 26", but I'm reaching the box velocity with the ammo I'm using so 24" is fine.

The stock looks great, recoil pad is on the thinner side but recoil even off the bench was fine, so once again it's no problem. With the scope fitted the rifle weighs 3.6kg or 8lb.

The ammunition that I'm using is plain old Winchester 180gn Powerpoint and in my rifle it is clocking 2962 fps - 2 fps faster than what the box says.
Accuracy with this ammo is really good, with 3 holes almost touching... and under an inch.

Feeding, extraction and ejection has been flawless and with the short bolt-lift it's fast to operate. And speaking of the bolt it is a 3 lug design and the smoothest I've ever used.

Even though the S100 is their budget line, I am just so, so impressed with this rifle. As I said earlier I think it is the nicest factory rifle that I've ever owned and if I have to be honest, I can't find a flaw with it.
And to make it even that little bit moar betterer... it's in .300 Win Mag.

If other Sauer S100's are like mine, then I highly recommend them.

Russ

 

[Trogon]

@Badboymelvin, very nice review of your new rifle, and congrats on a great purchase. I own a couple of the Classic 100XT's (6.5X55 Swede and 7mm Rem Mag), the 6.5x55 shoots extremely well with a variety of factory ammo, the 7mm a little pickier. I concur with you on the polymer magazines, no issues yet but wish they were metal. Your rifle looks like a great set up!

 

[Delloro]

Birch is good, hard, if plain, wood for a stock.

Something about utilitarian rifles appeals to me as well.

Very nice rifle.

 

[Tug]

Can you take a photo of the bolthead? I'm curious to see how big the extractor is.

 

[Badboymelvin]

Can you take a photo of the bolthead? I'm curious to see how big the extractor is.

Sure

 

[BeeMaa]

Sauer & Sohn is owned by L&O Holdings. The same company that owns Blaser, Mauser and SIG Sauer. I’m not surprised at the high quality of even their entry level offering.

@Badboymelvin - Congratulations on a beautiful and capable rifle. Like to see a pic of the first game you take with it.

 

[cash_tx]

Congratulations on such a fine rifle and a great performer. About a year ago, I traded into this Sauer 100 in 6.5 PRC from another AH member (my first Sauer and my first 6.5 PRC). Topped with a Vortex Diamondback HP 4-16x44, it is absolutely one of the best shooters in my collection. To say they are a fantastic entry level rifle would be an understatement for sure. Enjoy!

 

[Tug]

Sure

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Mhmm, that's an interesting design. It has three lugs, but the extractor is on one of them. It's not nearly as small as a Rem 700 extractor, but it's not as big as an M16-style one. ( I think?)
It's cool to see, thanks for sharing!

 

[Hififile324]

Sauer makes superb rifles. Any rifle that fits like a glove, shoots as accurately as you stated, is a keeper! Your choice of caliber is A+ too!

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Hey,

Just thought I'd post a pic of my latest .300 Win Mag
It's a Sauer S100 and I think it may just be the nicest factory rifle that I have ever purchased.
That's how highly I think of it...

What's funny is I had my heart all set on buying a Browning Hell's Canyon in .300WM, but as soon as I saw the Sauer in the rack it just caught my eye.
What's equally as funny is that this kind of styling doesn't usually appeal to me, but I don't know if it was the grain in the wood - or the price tag, something about this rifle just grabbed me.
Once I shouldered it the deal was done! It fit like a glove and the weight and balance felt just right.
I topped it off with a Zerotech 4.5-18x40 scope and I just love everything about this combo.

People who know me know that I usually don't like detachable magazines - especially polymer ones , but the detachable magazine on this rifle is sturdy and locks up tight. It's not easy to accidently drop the mag while in the field and it can still be top fed, which is how I load it, so I can live with this feature.

The trigger is simply superb. Very light with no creep... best factory trigger I've ever encountered.

Barrel is 24", I possibly maybe would've preferred 26", but I'm reaching the box velocity with the ammo I'm using so 24" is fine.

The stock looks great, recoil pad is on the thinner side but recoil even off the bench was fine, so once again it's no problem. With the scope fitted the rifle weighs 3.6kg or 8lb.

The ammunition that I'm using is plain old Winchester 180gn Powerpoint and in my rifle it is clocking 2962 fps - 2 fps faster than what the box says.
Accuracy with this ammo is really good, with 3 holes almost touching... and under an inch.

Feeding, extraction and ejection has been flawless and with the short bolt-lift it's fast to operate. And speaking of the bolt it is a 3 lug design and the smoothest I've ever used.

Even though the S100 is their budget line, I am just so, so impressed with this rifle. As I said earlier I think it is the nicest factory rifle that I've ever owned and if I have to be honest, I can't find a flaw with it.
And to make it even that little bit moar betterer... it's in .300 Win Mag.

If other Sauer S100's are like mine, then I highly recommend them.

Russ

@Badboymelvin
Russ you have tried a miriad of different calibers but you remind me of that Marcia Hines song,
Something's missing in my life.
You desperately need to try gods hunting creation for those deer. You NEED a 35 WHELEN
to try. Once you do that little 300 will pale into insignificance. It will put a bigger hole in a sambar and hit harder out to 400 than the 300 and be just as pleasant to shoot. Plus the big Whelen shoots flat enough to take deer out to any sensible range.
Be daring young man and come over to the 35 side.Dang even Briel designed the 35 sambar (35 on a wsm case) and it's not doing anything the Whelen ain't doing just as well and it's the ducks guts for sambar.
I can hear a Whelen calling you now , Rus, Rus,Rus where are you. You need a 35.
Bob

 

[Markopolo50]

Very nice rifle in my favorite caliber. Good luck hunting!!

 

[CBH Australia]

Well done Russ, looks like a lovely rifle.

 

[meigsbucks]

Nice purchase.

 

[Badboymelvin]

@Badboymelvin
Russ you have tried a miriad of different calibers but you remind me of that Marcia Hines song,
Something's missing in my life.
You desperately need to try gods hunting creation for those deer. You NEED a 35 WHELEN
to try. Once you do that little 300 will pale into insignificance. It will put a bigger hole in a sambar and hit harder out to 400 than the 300 and be just as pleasant to shoot. Plus the big Whelen shoots flat enough to take deer out to any sensible range.
Be daring young man and come over to the 35 side.Dang even Briel designed the 35 sambar (35 on a wsm case) and it's not doing anything the Whelen ain't doing just as well and it's the ducks guts for sambar.
I can hear a Whelen calling you now , Rus, Rus,Rus where are you. You need a 35.
Bob

Sorry Bob, I know the 35 Whelen is your baby but I'm afraid it just doesn't do much for me...

The .300 Win Mag will do anything I need on a deer at any range I'll ever shoot one - and if I am after a big Sambar stag and think l need more horsepower, I'll take my 425 express... that's what a 35 Whelen wishes it was in it's dreams!

Russ

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Sorry Bob, I know the 35 Whelen is your baby but I'm afraid it just doesn't do much for me...

The .300 Win Mag will do anything I need on a deer at any range I'll ever shoot one - and if I am after a big Sambar stag and think l need more horsepower, I'll take my 425 express... that's what a 35 Whelen wishes it was in it's dreams!

Russ

@Badboymelvin
You is a velly funny man Russ.
The beauty of the Whelen is it doesn't pretend to be anything it isn't.
It's just a tower of power in an efficient case lobbing big bullets at good velocity and able to handle anything that walks or hops in Australia and 95% of game in any other country at any sensible range and do it with comfort to the shooter.
You never know one day in the future it may interest you.
Bob